Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car ke…

P. J. O'Rourke
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Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. ✨ P. J. O'Rourke (2007). Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. Government, p.24, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
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Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. ✨ P. J. O'Rourke (2007). Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. Government, p.24, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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